07/14/11 News that a Monroeville restaurant is planning to ban children under 6 years old beginning Saturday hit a nerve among readers - more than 100 posted comments, for and against the new policy, on the Post-Gazette Facebook page. The story also was picked up by CNN, MSNBC, Salon, the Huffington Post and other national outlets.
07/12/11 The Union Lions Club will host its annual pancake breakfast Saturday during Balloon Quest.
07/12/11 The New Castle Area Transit Authority has made changes effective today with two routes, due to construction.
07/11/11 Work is under way on the Scotland Lane storm sewer project in Union Township.
07/11/11 A 32-year-old New Castle man is in Lawrence County jail on multiple drug charges.
07/11/11 Summer school students are not the only ones missing classes at the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center.
07/11/11 A truck struck a pedestrian Saturday night while vehicles were in a traffic jam after fireworks in downtown New Castle.
07/07/11 An Aliquippa 20-year-old was electrocuted at his parents' home on Wednesday.
07/07/11 Memorial concert Saturday in Jewett Jerome James will be the featured vocalist at the annual Rudy Bertka Memorial Concert on Saturday at 6 p.m., presented by St. James Lutheran Church, 203 E. Main St., Jewett.
07/06/11 Bottom Dollar Food, a Salisbury, N.C.-based discount grocer, continues to expand in the Pittsburgh area, as property is acquired and permits issued for stores planned in a variety of locations including: a former Rite Aid pharmacy space in Universal Plaza, Penn Hills; an empty Foodland space in Lebanon Shops on Mt. Lebanon Boulevard, Castle Shannon; a former Fashion Bug space in Great Southern ...
07/06/11 HARRISBURG, Pa., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) has approved nearly $4.5 million in low-interest loans for projects that will support 247 new jobs in Beaver, Bucks and Northampton counties.
07/06/11 Jonathon McElwain, 21, of Ellwood City, won the 31st Annual Ledger 10K Saturday in Ellwood City. His time of 32:33.9 was the best out of 246 runners who entered the race.
06/29/11 Police in Beaver County said and 8-year-old sent a car into a tree.
06/29/11 Another big weekend of racing is coming up in Central Pennsylvania as we get ready to celebrate the Independence Day holiday.
06/28/11 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eleven Pennsylvania residents pleaded guilty to welfare fraud and/or were sentenced for their crimes during May, the Office of Inspector General announced today.
06/27/11 Eight men are facing charges after soliciting an undercover officer posing as a prostitute in Dauphin County. The prostitution sting was set up this past Thursday at a hotel in Susquehanna Township.
06/25/11 (UPDATED 06/26/11) 93-7 The Fan's Matt Popchock will provide updates live from CONSOL Energy Center throughout tonight's key East Division matchup...
06/25/11 Saturdays Weekend Nature Hikes. Powdermill Nature Reserve, Rector. Join naturalists and educators for family-appropriate, seasonal nature hikes. 1-2 p.m. Free. 724-593-6105. June 26 Day Trek: Lite. Hartwood Acres. Explore a new trail, get some exercise and discover something new about the natural world. Dog friendly. 1-4 p.m. $8, $5 Venture Outdoors member.
06/23/11 Students from low-income families who attend poor-performing schools would qualify for vouchers to change districts for 2012-13 under legislation introduced by state Rep. Jim Christiana on Tuesday.
06/23/11 A Beaver County arts center intends to buy the Pennsylvania Academy of Music's assets and use them to open a school here for music, theater and dance. PAM disclosed in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing that the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center has agreed to buy the defunct academy's assets for $300,... | 
